German destroyer Z29
 Z29 in 1945 | |
| History | |
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 Nazi Germany
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| Name: | Z29 |
| Ordered: | 23 April 1938 |
| Builder: | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
| Yard number: | W963 |
| Laid down: | 21 March 1940 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1940 |
| Completed: | 9 July 1941 |
| Captured: | 6 May 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 16 December 1946 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type: | Type 1936A-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
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| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 2,950 nmi (5,460 km; 3,390 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 332 |
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| Service record | |
| Commanders: | Curt Rechel |
Z29 was a Type 1936A-class destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II. She took part in the Channel Dash, leading a torpedo boat flotilla.
Design and description
Z29 had an overall length of 127 meters (416 ft 8 in) and was 121.90 meters (399 ft 11 in) long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of 12 meters (39 ft 4 in), and a maximum draft of 4.62 meters (15 ft 2 in). She displaced 2,657 long tons (2,700 t) at standard load and 3,691 long tons (3,750 t) at deep load. The two Wagner geared steam turbine sets, each driving one propeller shaft, were designed to produce 70,000 PS (51,000 kW; 69,000 shp) using steam provided by six high-pressure Wagner boilers with superheaters for a designed speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Z29 carried a maximum of 825 metric tons (812 long tons) of fuel oil which gave a range of 2,950 nautical miles (5,460 km; 3,390 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Her crew consisted of 11 officers and 321 sailors.[1]
The ship carried four 15 cm TbtsK C/36 guns, two superimposed in single mounts with gun shields aft, and one twin-gun turret forward of the superstructure. Her anti-aircraft armament consisted of four 3.7 cm SK C/30 guns in two twin mounts abreast the rear funnel and seven 2 cm C/30 guns in single mounts. The ship carried eight above-water 53.3-centimeter (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in two power-operated mounts.[1] Four depth charge throwers were mounted on the sides of the rear deckhouse and they were supplemented by six racks for individual depth charges on the sides of the stern. Sufficient depth charges were carried for either two or four patterns of sixteen charges each.[2] Mine rails could be fitted on the rear deck that had a maximum capacity of sixty mines.[1] 'GHG' (Gruppenhorchgerät) passive hydrophones were fitted to detect submarines and an active sonar system was installed by the end of 1939.[3]
Notes
References
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Volume 1: Major Surface Warships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.
- Koop, Gerhard & Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2003). German Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-307-1.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Whitley, M. J. (1991). German Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-302-8.
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